Montclair, NJ- The #9 Montclair State Men's Basketball returns home to face off with Rutgers-Camden on Saturday afternoon.
 
 
GAME INFO
Tip-off from the Panzer Athletic Center is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Live coverage of the game can be found at monclairstateathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair went on the road and powered through NJAC foe Ramapo, 95-72 on Wednesday evening. The Red Hawks (8-0, 3-0 NJAC) traded baskets with the Roadrunners in the first minutes of the night, with the home side jumping out to a 6-3 lead and would later build it up to 9-5 at the 15:39 mark. Trailing by three a minute later, MASON THEAR equalized on a shot from beyond the arc and pushed Montclair ahead on a driving layup on the ensuing possession. Four minutes later, MYLES PRIMAS slammed in a dunk to extend the lead for the Red Hawks to two possessions at 17-12. With the margin one just under eight minutes on the clock, Thear found KUNGA TSERING cutting towards the basket to nudge the difference to three. Two minutes later, AHMAD ROBERTSON drove to the basket to make the score 30-26, with CHRISTIAN CEVIS slicing inside to push the margin to six at the 5:48 mark. Shortly after, KABRIEN GOSS connected on a jumper, with Robertson hitting a free throw a minute later to extend the lead to nine for the visitors. Free throws from CRISTIAN NICHOLSON and another dunk from Primas vaulted the Red Hawks into a double-figure advantage with three minutes remaining. Ramapo strung together seven straight points to cut the gap to four, with Montclair getting buckets from JACOB MORALES and Nicholson down the stretch to make the halftime score 44-37. Montclair kicked off the second stanza with seven of the first 10 points, including four from Primas, to go back up 11 at the 17:42 mark. After the Roadrunners climbed back to within six, Tsering recorded a pair of buckets to provide an immediate counter. Montclair would later embark on a 12-0 scoring run over 4:18 to surge ahead 67-49, capped off by a three from Primas off a feed from Thear. With seven minutes on the clock, Morales and Primas knocked down long-range shots on consecutive possessions to make the margin 18 once again. Nicholson drove to the basket with 5:54 on the clock to kick off a run of 11 consecutive points over the next three minutes, with six coming from the freshman guard. Following a three-pointer from Ramapo, Primas answered with a layup on the ensuing possession and KEVIN BECK poured in two free throws to push the Red Hawks to 90 points. The home side closed out the night with 10 of the final 15 points, but Montclair held on for the double-digit road victory.
 
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (8-0, 4-0 NJAC)
Points Per Game: JACOB MORALES, 23.0
Rebounds Per Game: JACOB MORALES, 6.9
Field goal percentage: KUNGA TSERING, .706
Three Point Percentage: MYLES PRIMAS, .500
Free throw Percentage: KABRIEN GOSS, .933
Assists: KABRIEN GOSS, 54
Steals: Two tied with 18
Blocks: MYLES PRIMAS, 11
 
RUTGERS-CAMDEN (6-3, 1-2 NJAC)
Points Per Game: Cameron Downs, 21.8
Rebounds Per Game: Ryan Senft, 7.0
Field goal percentage: Ryan Senft, .569
Three Point Percentage: Chase Ambrosius, .351
Free throw Percentage: Three tied with 1.000
Assists: Ryan Senft, 29
Steals: Cameron Downs, 17
Blocks: Cameron Downs, 8
 
SCOUTING RUTGERS-CAMDEN
The Scarlet Raptors enter this matchup off to a good start of 6-3, but are 1-2 in NJAC play after being bested by TCNJ, 67-36 on Wednesday. In the 2024-25 season, Camden finished 9-15 overall and 4-14 in conference play, missing the NJAC Tournament. The Scarlet Raptors are projected to finish eighth this season, but were labeled the conference's "Dark Horse" to win the NJAC.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and Rutgers-Camden square off for the 75^th time in their long history. The Red Hawks are in complete command of the series at 63-11 and have won each of the last eight contests.
 
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks and the Scarlet Raptors met last on February 1, where Montclair earned a sweep of the series with a 89-74 win.
 
UP NEXT
 
Montclair State University returns to non-conference action when it travels to take on Maritime on Wednesday, December 17, at 3:00 p.m.